Agriculture News

By: Wilmot Konah/0555666441/0775793638/dadekolly20@gmail.com Sanoyea-Bong: The acting chairperson of the Tunekpan Farmer’s Cooperative in Sanoyea District, Bong County, Madam Mariama B. Fofana calls for consolidated efforts towards Coffee production in Liberia. According to Madam Fofana, coffee is a valuable tree crop that provides huge financial and health benefits. She emphasized local farmers in other African Countries specifically Uganda where she recently …

Josiah Pailay /+231881913880- +231775260307/josiahpailay96@gamil.om Suakoko District, Bong County: The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has embarked on a three-day refresher training program aimed at enhancing the skills and capabilities of over Seventy (70) newly recruited extension officers from across Liberia’s fifteen (15) counties. The event is being held at CARI’s 101 compound in Suakoko District, Bong County, and is part of …

October 14, 2024 Rome, Italy,— President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has called on the global community to take swift and decisive action to address the growing food insecurity crisis, particularly in Africa. Delivering the keynote address at the World Food  Forum to an audience of heads of state, development leaders, and international organizations, President Boakai highlighted the alarming rise of …

By Josiah Pailay/+231881913880/+231775260307 /josiahpailay96@gmail.com The Executive Director of the Community Development and Research Agency (CDRA), has underscored the immediate need for the Liberian government through the Ministry of Agriculture( MOA) to strengthen its efforts in promoting food security across the nation. His remarks come in the wake of growing concerns over the impacts of climate change, which have worsened agricultural …

By Josiah Pailay/+231881913880/+231775260307/ josiahpailay96@gmail.com  Emmanuel Weah II, a lecturer of the Natural Resource Department at Cuttington University, is urging Liberians to embrace sustainable forest development practices if Liberia must transform to another level. Already, Liberia is rich in biodiversity and vast forest resources under threat from rampant deforestation, it’s from this background Mr. Weah is emphasizing the urgent demand for …

By Judoemue M. Kollie The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has announced its support for urban lowland rice production to bolster local rice production and strengthen food security in urban areas. The rice project is situated in the Zubah Town Community, Paynesville, on the outskirts of Monrovia. The project is one of the several initiatives being supported by the Ministry to …

By Judoemue M. Kollie The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah, has dispelled recent rumors suggesting that his administration is stalling the agricultural matching grants program. At a press briefing at the Ministry of Information on Tuesday, Dr. Nuetah clarified that the program’s temporary suspension is not a result of internal policy changes but rather a necessary response to …

By Judoemue M. Kollie Larry Attipoe, the regional supervisor for the EU—ACP Business Friendly Coffee Value Chain Project, has concluded a week-long visit to Liberia. The visit was intended to understand the progress made for the EU-ACP Business Friendly Coffee Value Chain project in the country and to encourage the stakeholders’ continuous collaboration. With funding from the EU, the International …

By Judoemue M. Kollie Liberia’s agriculture has experienced growth over the years, but the limited capacity of many agribusinesses to promote value addition is impeding the incomes of many smallholder farmers. To help address the gap, particularly within the cassava and vegetable value chains, Purupeh Agriculture Farm, a local farming organization has embarked on promoting value addition and marketing. Purupeh, …

–As EU discloses new fisheries project during CMA MoU signing ceremony The government of Liberia through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, NaFAA has officially committed to ensuring that the established CMAs are financially empowered and technically equipped to carry out their responsibilities in the various fishing communities. Speaking over the weekend when NaFAA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with …